Brother Rice delivers Fitzgerald a taste of its own defensive medicine, wins second regional in ...

DETROIT – Warren Fitzgerald has built a reputation of boasting one of the best defenses in the state this season. Birmingham Brother Rice believes that its sterling defense is not too shabby as well. The Warriors – ranked sixth in the state in the Michigan Sportswriters Association Division 1 polls entering the postseason – put their stingy defense on display Thursday night. Brother Rice trailed only once in the opening two minutes, held Fitzgerald to only seven first-half points and cruised to a 59-29 victory over the Spartans in a Division 1 regional finals game at Detroit Cass Tech. The game was moved from Detroit Renaissance over to Cass Tech less than three hours before tip-off due to a...